I have an EU passport and though money is a factor, I am much more concerned with primarily academics/research opportunities and then location and then cost.
Intl EE Masters --> US EE PhD
I graduated in '08 from a top 10-15 US school with a BS EE and a GPA of about 3.5 with no formal research experience.
I've done entrepreneurial non-EE related things since then.
I'm now realizing that I want to get at least an MS and likely a PhD, depending...